2019
Eleanor B. Sinclair, 86, of West Chester passed away peacefully on August 24, 2019 at her home at Wellington Terrace in West Chester. Eleanor was born in East Orange, New Jersey on August 7, 1933 to the late Eleanor Christophersen Bernhard and Frederick T. Bernhard. As a child Eleanor lived in Chatham, New Jersey where she attended Chatham High School, graduating in 1951. She attended the University of Delaware, where she majored in French, and graduated in 1955. She earned a Master of Library Science degree from Rutgers University in 1970 and worked as a librarian at West Chester State College (now West Chester University) from 1970 until her retirement in 1993. In September, 1971 Eleanor married Dan Sinclair, who preceded her in death in 2018. Eleanor and Dan lived in West Chester, where they shared nearly 47 years of marriage. Together they had many great experiences traveling the globe, hiking, attending the theater, and sailing the Chesapeake on Dan’s beloved cat boat, Chessie. Eleanor was an avid reader, knitter, and crossword puzzle buff. She is survived by her daughters Martha Briggs of Sugar Valley, GA, and Charlotte Potter and her husband Steve of West Chester, PA. All are welcome to attend a Celebration of Life for Eleanor at 2:00 on September 21, 2019, at Wellington Hall, 1361 E Boot Rd, West Chester, PA. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in Eleanor Sinclair’s name to a charity of your choice.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Eleanor Bernhard Sinclair 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Harrisburg, state: Pennsylvania